by Dan Johnson | Jan 5, 2024 | Akoya, Lisa Airplanes, LSA Seaplane, Splog
“Lisa Akoya: You’ve Never Seen Anything Like It,” trumpeted the lead image. Ten-year-on translation: “You’ve never seen it.” Inspired design, cutting edge ideas, elegant sleekness, and unique features set the French LSA seaplane apart and may inspire successive...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 1, 2024 | Aeromarine-LSA, Air-Tech, Inc., Badland Aircraft, CGS Hawk Aviation, CGS Hawk Singles, Fisher Flying Products, Future Vehicles s.r.o., Kolb Aircraft, Splog, U-Fly-It
Simple, light, and affordable is not a throwaway line. Each word is pivotal. Like many of you, I have enjoyed the advancing development of the LSA space, leading to Mosaic LSA in about 15 months. Additional operational capabilities plus features like autopilot,...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 23, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), ICON Aircraft, Junkers Aircraft, Splog
As the end of the year approaches and as excitement builds for 2024, I have some news items of interest to the light aircraft community. Right before Christmas, read about the maiden flight of Junkers side-by-side A60, a year-end recap provided by Icon Aircraft, and...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 18, 2023 | AVI Aircraft, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog, Swan
Aeromarine LSA’s Chip Erwin is one but certainly not the only busy fellow in the modern Part 103 aircraft space. AVI’s Radu Berceanu is another a man on the move. Chip works in metal. Radu works in composite. You know Chip better (he’s adept at PR) but you probably...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 16, 2023 | Midwest LSA Expo, Splog
You know Mt. Vernon, or you should. For 15 years, I’ve reported from, recorded videos at, and given talks at the Midwest LSA Expo, which is held at the Mt. Vernon, Illinois municipal airport, about an hour’s drive east of St. Louis. Normally at Mt. Vernon, “It’s all...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 12, 2023 | hang glider, hang gliding, Splog
When Wilbur and Orville set out to fly their first airplane 120 years ago, aeronautical knowledge was rare and precious. Pioneers like Lilienthal proceeded the Wright Brothers but the Ohio bike shop owners still had to figure out almost everything. They did so without...
